(Reuters) -An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said. Below are the details of the aircraft involved: UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter The Skikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the …
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By Ahmed Aboulenein, Stephanie Kelly and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views and embracing conspiracy theories to dissuade use of lifesaving …
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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) – A law firm representing victims of the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles has submitted photos with a legal filing on Wednesday that appear to show exposed wire at the base of a Southern California Edison tower that the firm alleges may have contributed to the deadly blaze. The …
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By Michelle Nichols and Dan Burns UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development has told all aid groups to immediately pause all U.S.-funded programs “until further notice” as humanitarian groups grapple with a lack of clarity on waivers to President Donald Trump’s 90-day aid pause. All USAID payments have also stopped. The …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the status of the soldiers was unknown, but added that no senior officials were on the helicopter. Another …
By Jeff Mason, Idrees Ali and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, already houses a migrant …
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By Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and some are being terminated after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide. The furloughs come even as U.S. Secretary of …
By Rachael Levy WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Trump administration ordered federal agencies to scrub mentions of “gender ideology” in contracts, job descriptions and social media accounts in line with an executive order forcing the government to recognize only two sexes. A memo issued Wednesday by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management gives guidance on …
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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it plans to rescind a climate rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who was tapped by …
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